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STATE OF VIOLENCE
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Completed - ENGLISH - Drama - 79 minutes

Previous markets

  • Toronto 2010 (Premiere)
  • Berlin EFM 2011 (Screening)
  • Cannes 2011 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2010

Director(s) : Khalo MATABANE
Writer(s) : Khalo MATABANE
Cast : Fana MOKOENA, Neo NTLATLENG, Presley CHWENEYAGAE

Producer(s) : Jeremy NATHAN (Dv8 Films), Michelle WHEATLEY (Dv8 Films)

Synopsis

Bobedi (35 years old) has just been made CEO of a large mining company in Johannesburg. After celebrating with his wife, Joy, and friends, he and his wife are victims of a violent attack, and Joy is murdered. Frustrated by the pace of justice, Bobedi decides that revenge is his only option. When he eventually catches the murderer, Bobedi comes face to face with a terrible secret that connects them across time and history. He must now make a choice: continue the never-ending cycle of violence, or stop it right then and there.

Production

Country(ies) : SOUTH AFRICA

Festivals and Awards

Berlinale - Berlin IFF 2011 Forum


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